Parameters associated with poor CD34(+) stem cell mobilization in advanced chronic heart failure (CHF) patients were investigated. Significant differences between poor and good mobilizers were found regarding NT-proBNP levels and red cell distribution width (RDW). Increased RDW was the only independent predictor of poor CD34(+) stem cell mobilization on multivariable analysis and may serve as a biomarker of poor stem cell mobilization in CHF patients.
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